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Home improvement

DIY or GSE (get someone else), here's what you need to know before picking up a hammer or picking up the phone.

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Even if you're not the DIY decking type, regular home maintenance is a necessity. And the queues at that massive hardware superstore down the road prove it. But if you're finding it hard to get past the sausage sizzle out front, we'll give you the good oil before you even walk out your front door. From new flooring to house painting and light bulbs, our reviews, tests, information and buying guides will help you choose the best products and tools for the job.

The home improvement team

Our experts spend hundreds of hours each year down in our shed – err, laboratory – putting tools and products to the test. They burn out light bulbs, stress-test cordless drills, pound sustainable timber and torture pool fences on a mission to sort the best from the rest. And just like any good home handyperson, if we can't do it, we know someone who can – like the 'specialists' we get to test cockroach baits and smoke alarms.